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        To Cut Off cleanly, a carpenter sets a steel square to mark the line, then brings down the Axe; even the old form 斷 showed thread bundles on the left, later simplified to Rice in shinjitai 断 while keeping the idea of severing.
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                断 - Cut Off
                
                   
                  
                  
                
              
              
                Index #896
              
              Grade 5
              
              11 strokes
                
              JLPT Level: N3
Readings: ダン, た・つ, ことわ・る
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